Celebrate holiday cheer and the Christmas spirit with the classical ballet, The Nutcracker. It's not the holidays without the famous story, score, and cast of characters!
 
Kentucky Ballet Theatre is proud to present The Nutcracker at the Lexington Opera House Saturday and Sunday, December 11 & 12, and 18 & 19, 2021.  This beautiful ballet performance is the traditional large-scale production.  The cast includes the ever-popular Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Rat King, soldiers, mice, fairies, snowflakes, candy canes, little mice, and of course Clara and Drosselmeyer to name a few.  The performance is set to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky, with the KBT Professional Company Dancers along with over 50 ballet students. You don’t want to miss this holiday tradition, so get your tickets now before the shows sell out!